Dump Truck

One person was slightly injured when a dump truck and tractor-trailer collided at 7:50 a.m. Sept. 24 in Brothersvalley Township. Christopher Brown, 40, Meyersdale, the driver of the dump truck, was treated at the scene, state police said. Paul Bunyan Transport, Rockwood, owns the truck. John Monosky, 60, South Connellsville, the other driver, wasn?t injured. S&M Pallet, Connellsville, owns the tractor-trailer. Brown was traveling south on Route 160, approaching the intersection with Route 31. He tried to stop but told state police that the brakes were faulty.

It was a small project, but these boys put a big load on this little dump truck and hauled it to where they were patching a miniature road to drive it on. The three construction workers are Mitchell Knecht, 5, Brody Wilt, 4, and Andrew Mankamyer, 5, and they were getting the job done while others were playing baseball at the Hooversville Little League field on Tuesday.

A Confluence man was killed during a farming accident on his property at 1242 Maywest Road on Friday. Charles Edward Burnworth, 71, was pronounced dead at the scene by Fayette County Deputy Coroner Clint Westcoat at 6:35 p.m. Coroner Dr. Phillip E. Reilly said the victim was expired when Westcoat arrived on the scene and that emergency responders had determined there was no chance of resuscitation. Reilly ruled it an accidental death. Burnworth was believed to be working on a five-ton dump truck on his farm when the accident occurred, Reilly said.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is suing a trucking company and driver for $80,953.84 in damages as a result of a 2007 accident that put two Somerset County turnpike workers in the hospital. Tractor-trailer driver Willie M. Rawls Jr. of Memphis, Tenn., was negligent when he struck a state road crew dump truck at 8:32 a.m. April 2, according to the lawsuit filed last week. The commission is also suing Sunrise Express and/or Interstate Distributor Co., Wilsonville, Ore., which is the trucking company that employed Rawls.

Laurel Trinity Lutheran Church to hold 2nd annual Ol'e Fashion Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The church is one mile north of Jennerstown along Route 30 at 7520 Somerset Pike (Route 985). It will be having many craft vendors, artisans, and live flowers, and vendors such as Thirty-one and Tastefully Simple. There will be entertainment from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., a church bake sale, Boy Scouts barbecue chicken from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and ice cream in the Allied Milk Barn.

Daily American Staff Writer BERLIN - Wednesday evening - just before sunset - the sound of a shovel scooping debris and spilling it in the bed of a dump truck could be heard along Main Street. After six months of silence, Timothy and Diane Rice of Somerset are making noticeable headway in removing wreckage and debris that once was their apartment building. The building was destroyed when a fire ripped through their property and adjacent Hunter's Inn the day after Christmas 2004.

A barn was destroyed by fire near Listie Saturday night. Eight Somerset County fire crews were called to the scene, but the structure was destroyed despite their efforts. The fire started around 10:30 p.m. ?I was sitting watching TV and heard a boom and saw some smoke,? owner James C. Onstead said. He lives along Phillipi Road. Onstead had no idea what caused the blaze. A Somerset County Control dispatcher said the state police fire marshal had been notified. Onstead said a motor home, several four-wheelers, lawnmowers and a dump truck were in the barn.

Car strikes utility pole A Somerset man was involved in an accident at 11:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in Somerset Township. Christopher Dively, 30, was traveling on Highpoint Road at a high speed. He lost control while rounding a curve and hit a utility pole. Boswell man victim of hit-and-run State police are investigating a hit-and-run accident that happened at 2:30 a.m. Oct. 3 in Boswell. William Stephens, 40, Boswell, was eastbound on Main Street when a sport utility vehicle hit his vehicle in the rear.

A Boswell man will not be sentenced on felony charges of homicide by motor vehicle and involuntary manslaughter. President Judge John M. Cascio agreed Tuesday to the district attorney?s request to drop the more serious charges against 23-year-old Lowell King. King pleaded guilty to three summary vehicle code violations for his role in a June 10, 2006, accident in which a Fairhope woman was fatally injured. District Attorney Jerry Spangler told Cascio that his office had an expert witness problem and that he and King?

"What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called Christ?" Pilate asked. They all answered, "Crucify him!" —Matthew 27:22 My mother's apartment must be vacated by the weekend. The garbage collector comes tomorrow with a dump truck to load everything we do not want. We divided the apartment's contents into three categories. One included everything going my sister's house: things to be stored for my brothers who live far away, my nephew and niece's stuff to be picked up Saturday, and items going to a church auction in Pittsburgh to fund mission projects.

Laurel Trinity Lutheran Church to hold 2nd annual Ol'e Fashion Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The church is one mile north of Jennerstown along Route 30 at 7520 Somerset Pike (Route 985). It will be having many craft vendors, artisans, and live flowers, and vendors such as Thirty-one and Tastefully Simple. There will be entertainment from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., a church bake sale, Boy Scouts barbecue chicken from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and ice cream in the Allied Milk Barn.

A Confluence man was killed during a farming accident on his property at 1242 Maywest Road on Friday. Charles Edward Burnworth, 71, was pronounced dead at the scene by Fayette County Deputy Coroner Clint Westcoat at 6:35 p.m. Coroner Dr. Phillip E. Reilly said the victim was expired when Westcoat arrived on the scene and that emergency responders had determined there was no chance of resuscitation. Reilly ruled it an accidental death. Burnworth was believed to be working on a five-ton dump truck on his farm when the accident occurred, Reilly said.

"What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called Christ?" Pilate asked. They all answered, "Crucify him!" —Matthew 27:22 My mother's apartment must be vacated by the weekend. The garbage collector comes tomorrow with a dump truck to load everything we do not want. We divided the apartment's contents into three categories. One included everything going my sister's house: things to be stored for my brothers who live far away, my nephew and niece's stuff to be picked up Saturday, and items going to a church auction in Pittsburgh to fund mission projects.

Car strikes utility pole A Somerset man was involved in an accident at 11:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in Somerset Township. Christopher Dively, 30, was traveling on Highpoint Road at a high speed. He lost control while rounding a curve and hit a utility pole. Boswell man victim of hit-and-run State police are investigating a hit-and-run accident that happened at 2:30 a.m. Oct. 3 in Boswell. William Stephens, 40, Boswell, was eastbound on Main Street when a sport utility vehicle hit his vehicle in the rear.

A barn was destroyed by fire near Listie Saturday night. Eight Somerset County fire crews were called to the scene, but the structure was destroyed despite their efforts. The fire started around 10:30 p.m. ?I was sitting watching TV and heard a boom and saw some smoke,? owner James C. Onstead said. He lives along Phillipi Road. Onstead had no idea what caused the blaze. A Somerset County Control dispatcher said the state police fire marshal had been notified. Onstead said a motor home, several four-wheelers, lawnmowers and a dump truck were in the barn.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is suing a trucking company and driver for $80,953.84 in damages as a result of a 2007 accident that put two Somerset County turnpike workers in the hospital. Tractor-trailer driver Willie M. Rawls Jr. of Memphis, Tenn., was negligent when he struck a state road crew dump truck at 8:32 a.m. April 2, according to the lawsuit filed last week. The commission is also suing Sunrise Express and/or Interstate Distributor Co., Wilsonville, Ore., which is the trucking company that employed Rawls.

One person was slightly injured when a dump truck and tractor-trailer collided at 7:50 a.m. Sept. 24 in Brothersvalley Township. Christopher Brown, 40, Meyersdale, the driver of the dump truck, was treated at the scene, state police said. Paul Bunyan Transport, Rockwood, owns the truck. John Monosky, 60, South Connellsville, the other driver, wasn?t injured. S&M Pallet, Connellsville, owns the tractor-trailer. Brown was traveling south on Route 160, approaching the intersection with Route 31. He tried to stop but told state police that the brakes were faulty.

A Boswell man will not be sentenced on felony charges of homicide by motor vehicle and involuntary manslaughter. President Judge John M. Cascio agreed Tuesday to the district attorney?s request to drop the more serious charges against 23-year-old Lowell King. King pleaded guilty to three summary vehicle code violations for his role in a June 10, 2006, accident in which a Fairhope woman was fatally injured. District Attorney Jerry Spangler told Cascio that his office had an expert witness problem and that he and King?

It was a small project, but these boys put a big load on this little dump truck and hauled it to where they were patching a miniature road to drive it on. The three construction workers are Mitchell Knecht, 5, Brody Wilt, 4, and Andrew Mankamyer, 5, and they were getting the job done while others were playing baseball at the Hooversville Little League field on Tuesday.

Traffic was diverted around this accident on Cumberland Highway (Route 160) in Larimer Township Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened north of Wellersburg, in the vicinity of Porter Road, and closed the highway for five hours. The truck's driver, Troy Adam Murray of Garrett, was transported to Meyersdale Medical Center for minor injuries. According to a state police accident report, Murray was operating the 2003 Mack tri-axle truck at an unsafe speed, causing the truck to roll onto its side and dump its load of coal.